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Saturday, 17 January 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Ganymede
The density of the moon is relatively low and amounts to 1.9 g/cm³.
Aurora
There are two types of auroras: northern - Aurora Borealis, and southern - Aurora Australis.
Enceladus
The area of Enceladus is over 800.000 square kilometers.
Graphene
Although graphene consists of an element that is abundant on Earth, its production costs are high.
This is a major obstacle to graphene finding mass application in many fields. For now, only small amounts are produced.
Brain
An adult brain can store the equivalent of 2.5 million gigabytes of information.
Enceladus
Enceladus was discovered by William Herschel on August 28, 1789.
Liver
The liver can regenerate.
If only as much as 25% of the organ remains, it regenerates to the original size within a few weeks. This is why the liver makes a great donation organ.
Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
Ganymede
Ganymede has a very thin atmosphere that is almost 100% of oxygen.
Silver
In alternative medicine, the so-called colloidal silver as a remedy for various ailments.
Taking too large doses of such silver may lead to argyrosis, and discoloration of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes to a blue-gray color, which is an irreversible process.